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Firefox allows Google to use cross-site cookies by default despite claiming to block all of them OOTB (wetdry.world)

submitted 3 months ago by sunglocto@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Did you know? Despite claiming to block all cross-site cookies out of the box, Firefox automatically allows Google to use them in your browser should you log in to one of their services.

The browser only lets you know about this once it happens, and it's on you to notice the permissions icon appearing in the URL bar. There is a link to a paragraph on a help page explaining this behaviour, but it seemingly goes unmentioned pretty much everywhere else on the internet.

This surprised me, especially considering Firefox's stance on privacy. I was even more surprised that this is done without consent. If this is for usability, Firefox should at least warn the user before this happens.

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[-] jet@hackertalks.com -3 points 3 months ago

I don't know why you're getting downvotes.

All of the incentives line up. That's why you always examine incentives.

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Not sure. It’s unverified speculation. People are weirdly attached to software these days. My answer to problems like these is to find something else. Tor seems decent.

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